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As shutdown winds down, 6 Metro stations are nearly ready to reopen 09/06/2019 05:04pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '54b57b7f-08d5-4538-bf8c-b04fbbea7d68' }).render("910615362896f6d5");}); The six Blue and Yellow Line stations tha Final weekend of Blue, Yellow Line shutdown tops travel delays 09/06/2019 04:05am • Metro expects this to be the final weekend with all Blue and Yellow Line stations shut down south of Reagan National Airport. Braddock Road, King Street, Eisenhower Avenue, Van Dorn Street, Huntington and Franconia-Springfield stations are due to reopen Monday morning. Shuttle buses that have 20 of the best DC-area fall festivals 09/02/2019 02:00pm • WASHINGTON — It's always sad to see summer go, but fall offers plenty to look forward to — apple cider doughnuts, we're looking at you. This season, there are a number of beer, wine, food, art, apple and pumpkin festivals on the calendar in the D.C. area. Here are some of the best bets: What to do around DC during Labor Day 09/02/2019 05:20am • Celebrate Labor Day, the informal end of summer, with any one of these festivals, ballgames and more happening around the D.C. area. Don’t forget to take a moment to remember the contributions of American workers who made Monday a holiday. The first Labor Day celebrations happened on Sept. 5, Rosslyn Jazz Festival presents Grammy artists free at Gateway Park 08/29/2019 12:30am • Usually you have to pay a pretty penny to watch Grammy-caliber musicians live. But it's all free at the Rosslyn Jazz Festival on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 1 to 7 p.m. "The Rosslyn Jazz Fest is now in its 29th year and it is our most popular event," said Mary-Claire Burick, president of the Ro Fans saying goodbye to Potomac Nationals as team heads south 08/26/2019 11:16am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Potomac Nationals look for another great year in potentially their final season in Woodbridge. Here a hat and glove are on display dur Taking Metro or hitting the road around DC this weekend? What to know 08/23/2019 12:00pm • Metro work and road closures may slow you down this weekend around the D.C. area. On the rails, there are still two more full weeks left for the Blue and Yellow Line shutdown south of Reagan National Airport, plus Red Line single tracking is scheduled this and the next two weekends. On the Red Your chance to hit golf balls at Nationals Park, this weekend only 08/23/2019 12:35am • This week, Nationals Park becomes the 10th location to host Topgolf Crush, a mashup of the traditional Topgolf game brought to a professional sports stadium. Through Sunday only, you can rent yourself a pad on the second deck along the left field line and launch golf balls onto the field below, s Today in History: Aug. 19 08/19/2019 12:05am • Today is Monday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On August 19, 1934, a plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler. On this date: In 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere off Nova Scotia Activists demand change in DC during nationwide rally to end gun violence 08/17/2019 06:40pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'e5618984-06b6-4b71-ab26-cb7e45b4acc6' }).render("55461536b7d18513");}); Activists wearing red shirts marched the Cause for paws: Help 'clear the shelters' this weekend by adopting a furry friend 08/16/2019 11:29am • Looking to add a four-legged family member? This weekend is a great time to head to the local shelter as local animal shelters are teaming up with WTOP partner NBC4 to find homes for pets in need. The effort is part of a national two-day initiative on Aug. 17 where shelters are partnering with Advanced sleepers with early-rising body clocks more plentiful than previously thought 08/10/2019 08:43pm • There's a body clock quirk that gets folks up bright and early without all the struggle to meet the day, and it turns out there's more of you out there than previously thought. Researchers at the University of California-San Francisco, the University of Utah and the University of Wisconsin calcul How DC Washington became the voice of Washington sports 08/07/2019 03:53am • When most singers perform the national anthem, they linger on one word: “free.” It’s the final high note, the last word of the penultimate line. If you’ve heard the anthem sung by local singer D.C. Washington — and if you’ve been to a Nats, Wizards, ‘Skins or D.C. United game in the Md. Senate GOP leader attacks white supremacists, gun violence on Twitter 08/06/2019 09:28am • The dual mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, over the weekend prompted predictable outrage and hand-wringing from Maryland politicians. But none of the expressions of outrage were more noteworthy than those that have come over the past two days from the Twitter account of state Se Mass shootings prompt vigil outside NRA headquarters in Fairfax 08/06/2019 01:43am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '4b39bcfc-2277-40c8-846a-f56fbbc01ab0' }).render("128615361ffa72ee");}); Gun control activists held a candlelight